Protect Our ABC

Help us send a clear message to ABC management to give ABC staff the job security and respect they deserve by signing the petition below.

Dear ABC Board Member, 

I am an everyday Australian who relies on the ABC – our ABC – for trustworthy news, objective analysis of today’s issues, content that inspires and entertains us and Australian-made programming that engages with people of all ages. 

I care deeply about the ABC because it reflects who we are as a nation. And we know that none of this is possible without the talented, dedicated people who bring this work to life. 

That’s why we are calling on you to ensure ABC staff have secure, fair, properly supported jobs – so they can continue doing the work we value and make a decent living while they do it. 

We’ve seen too many skilled and experienced reporters leave our screens in regional communities because the pay and career pathways simply don’t allow them to stay. We’ve seen diverse staff feel unsupported and undervalued, leading them to walk away from the organisation and team they love. And we’ve heard story after story of people stuck on the same pay band for years – even decades – with no opportunity to progress despite their valuable experience and contribution. 

This isn’t good for the ABC and it certainly isn’t good for audiences. 

To continue serving the public, the ABC must invest in secure, sustainable careers for the people who make public broadcasting possible. We want an ABC that provides staff with: 

  1. Fair pay that keeps up with the cost of living 

  2. Pay-band progression that recognises improvements in skills and experience over time 

  3. Secure jobs, particularly for contract workers, so they can build a future for them and their family, and at the ABC 

  4. Guardrails around the use of AI that protect the integrity of public interest journalism, in line with the journalist code of ethics 

We are asking you, as the ABC Board, to agree to an offer that reflects these values – one that ensures ABC staff have the job security and respect they deserve, so they can keep producing the quality news and programming all Australians rely on. 

Signed, 

How we use the data you enter on this form

This information is being collected for the purpose of improving the lives of workers in the Media, Entertainment and Arts industries, and campaigns run by the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance. We may contact you at a later date. In providing us this information you agree to MEAA collecting this information and handling it in accordance with our privacy policy. You can access our privacy policies, including information on use, disclosure, security, access, correction and complaints, here.

Do Gooder (the advocacy platform powering this online action) processes personal information from you that you enter on this form so that we can provide the functions and related services to you and The Campaigner (the organisation responsible for this online action) for their legitimate purposes, including possibly exporting it to other systems, and to effectively respond to enquiries and communications related to those services.

Specifically when you enter:

  • Your location data (residential address or postcode) it is used to locate your elected representative, to pre-populate your email signature and to provide The Campaigner with a visualisation of the location of the support for this campaign.

  • All other data you may enter, including your email address, name, telephone number, commentary and so on is used by The Campaigner to advocate for the campaign’s goals and where required may be sent to the target of the campaign.

The data collected by Do Gooder is also used by us in aggregate form to improve the service and may be held on your behalf outside your country of residence by our third party service providers. These providers are bound by contract to only use personal information on our behalf, in accordance with agreed terms. While the privacy laws of the country in which personal information is stored or transferred may be different from those in your country, we will always have safeguards in place when storing or transferring personal information. We will never sell, rent, loan or in any other way pass your information on to other parties other than to provide this service to you and The Campaigner.

The personal information collected by Do Gooder is held subject to a Data Processing Agreement between Do Gooder and The Campaigner in compliance with the EU's GDPR and Australian law.

Learn more about our privacy policy here

How is my data used?